Marine Biology research at MBARI —
Microscopic life in the open ocean
Microscopic life in the open ocean
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The ecology and genetics of microscopic marine algae- Newly discovered group of algae live in both fresh water and ocean—may have worldwide distribution. (News Release)
- Green evolution on the blue planet (PDF file--Article from 2008 Annual Report)
- Genes from tiny marine algae suggest unsuspected avenues for new research (News Release)
- Molecular Microbial Ecology (Researcher web site)
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MBARI lead researcher in this field:
Alexandra Worden (Microbial ecologist)
Using automated biochemical analyses to study marine algae and microbes- Tracking drifting algal blooms and the nutrients that keep them going (Feature story)
- The CANON experiments – Tracking algal blooms by “going with the flow” (News release)
- First sea trials for deep-ocean robotic DNA lab (Photo essay)
- MBARI researchers perform first automated analysis of genetic material in the deep sea (News brief)
- Robotic DNA lab helps scientists study microscopic marine life on Earth and other planets (Feature story)
- Undersea genetics lab detects marine microbes and toxins
(PDF file—Article from 2006 MBARI Annual Report) - New instrument enables remote detection of toxic algae in real time (News Release)
- Molecular probes link sea lion deaths to toxic algal bloom (News Release)
- The deep-sea Environmental Sample Processor (part of the MARS ocean observatory web site)
- Undersea genetics lab detects marine microbes and toxins (20th-Anniversary article)
- The Environmental Sample Processor (ESP) (Researcher web site)
- Detecting harmful algal blooms using DNA (Researcher web site)
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MBARI lead researcher in this field:
Chris Scholin (Molecular biologist)
Interactions between marine algae, other marine organisms, ocean chemistry, and climate- Diving into the Sargasso Sea (Feature story)
- Researchers discover source of essential nutrients for mid-ocean algae (News release)
- MBARI scientist leads cruise to study how changing ocean conditions affect marine algae (News brief)
- Ocean acidification may affect photosynthesis in marine algae (News brief)
- Subtropical oceans add oxygen to atmosphere (News brief)
- Antarctic Icebergs: hotspots of ocean life (News release)
- Tiny marine organisms reflect ocean warming (News release)
- Marine picophytoplankton roles in global carbon cycling and community interactions in a changing ocean (Researcher web site)
- Quantifying changes in marine and terrestrial environments
(PDF file—Article from 2004 MBARI Annual Report)
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MBARI lead researchers in this field:
Ken Johnson (Chemist)
Francisco Chavez (Biological oceanographer)
Alexandra Worden (Microbial ecologist)
Algal blooms and red tides- Tracking drifting algal blooms and the nutrients that keep them going (Feature story)
- Multi-institutional experiment finds harmful algal blooms in Monterey Bay
- The CANON experiments – Tracking algal blooms by “going with the flow” (News release)
- Scientists report first remote, underwater detection of harmful algae, toxins (NOAA news release)
- New insights on red tides and harmful algal blooms in Monterey Bay (Flash presentation)
- Researchers combine forces to explain unusual seabird deaths (News brief)
- Canyons, currents, and algal blooms (Feature story)
- Immense algal blooms follow El Niño events (News brief)
- New instrument enables remote detection of toxic algae in real time (News Release)
- Molecular probes link sea lion deaths to toxic algal bloom (News Release)
- Seeing the future in the stratified sea
(PDF file—Article from 2006 MBARI Annual Report) - When the California Current impacts Monterey Bay
(PDF file—Article from 2005 MBARI Annual Report) - The Coastal Ocean Processes research group (Researcher web page)
- The Biological Oceanography Group - biogeochemistry projects (Researcher web page)
- Biogeochemical cycles (Researcher web page)
- Detecting harmful algal blooms using DNA (Researcher web site)
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MBARI lead researchers in this field:
John Ryan (Oceanographer)
Francisco Chavez (Biological oceanographer)
Chris Scholin (Molecular biologist)
Iron and algal blooms- Moss Landing researchers reveal iron as key to climate change (News release)
- Marine scientists question commercial plans for ocean fertilization. (News Brief)
- The role of iron in regulating climate – what we don't understand about its ocean chemistry but need to know (News brief)
- Iron in the ocean—Catalyst for phytoplankton growth and climate change (News release)
- Logbook from SOFEX oceanographic cruise to study the effects of adding iron to ocean waters
- Research cruise investigates iron's role in the ocean (Feature story)
- MOOS Upper-water-column science experiment (Researcher web page)
- Scientists link iron in sediments to coastal production (News release)
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MBARI lead researchers in this field:
Ken Johnson (Chemist)
Francisco Chavez (Biological oceanographer)
Marine bacteria and archaea- DNA from the deep (Feature story)
- Discovering the diversity and importance of marine microbes (MBARI 20th-anniversary article)
- Proteorhodopsin discovery—A new photopigment in oceanic bacteria (MBARI 20th-anniversary article)
- Genomic tools reveal new microbial phototrophs in the ocean (News release)
- Scientists describe variation in oceanic bacterial photopigments that convert light into biochemical energy (News release)
- Researchers discover new oceanic bacterial photopigment that converts light into biochemical energy (News release)
- Former MBARI researcher in this field:
Edward Delong (Molecular microbiologist--now at MIT)